Danish Refugee Council (DRC) Head of Field Office Job Vacancy in Sanniquelle, Liberia

BACKGROUND
The Danish
Refugee Council (DRC) has been present in West Africa since 1998. With the aim
of building up protection capacities for people in displacement and of working
towards durable solutions upon return, DRC strives to have a presence in
refugee/IDP producing areas and communities as well as in refugee/IDP receiving
and hosting areas and communities. Since 2006 DRC has pursued a regional
strategy in West Africa determined and shaped by the displacement patterns stemming
from the conflicts in the region. Currently, DRC runs a regional programme
focusing on border areas between Liberia, Cote D’Ivoire and South East Guinée
that includes protection and emergency interventions as well as rehabilitation
and recovery activities. In the coming three years, DRC will continue to focus
on these areas as they are particularly prone to conflict related displacement
and protection violations due to resource competition and inter-ethnic
tensions.

The
program has a regional office located in Abidjan-Côte d’Ivoire, a sub-regional
office in Monrovia-Liberia and 5 field offices in North and South East Liberia,
West and South West Côte d’Ivoire and South East Guinea.

DRC’s
North Liberia program focuses on protection, emergency response and community
recovery and development within the sectors of water and sanitation ,
livelihoods, social cohesion and infrastructure. The program is currently
funded by DANIDA, UNHCR, SIDA, BPRM, DRC own funds and private donors. The
current annual portfolio is app 2 million USD, but is set to grow over the
coming year. The Nimba head of office supervises around 40 local staff.

JOB
PURPOSE
The Head
of Field Office (HoFO) for DRC North Liberia is responsible for overseeing
planning, implementation and monitoring of DRC programs, contributing to
writing proposals and developing concept papers, supervision of staff, and
preparing reports. He/she represents DRC vis-à-vis local authorities, donor
representatives, international organizations and NGOs in the area of operation.
The HoFO is responsible for the financial, administrative and logistics of the
program in the area of operation as well as for security planning and
implementation of security precautions. The HoFO is supervised by and reports
to DRC Liberia Country Director.

KEY
RESPONSIBILITIES
Programming

• Planning and coordinating
  successful and timely implementation of all projects/programs in the area
  of operation, and supporting the current refugee emergency related
  interventions
• Responsible for regular project
  documentation and reporting (collecting technical data, compiling
  reporting from the technical and field staff)
• Conducting assessments and fact
  finding missions to set up new or follow-up projects, assisting in
  preparation of project proposals for external donors and negotiate/defend
  them, conceptualizing and developing sectoral and local strategies in
  close co-operation with the Country Director
• Coordination with all actors
  involved in the implementation of the programme, including local partners
  and authorities, and ensure that programme activities are well-coordinated
  with activities of other humanitarian actors in the area
• Maintains close and good
  collaboration with major donors and partners of the programme
• Ensure that the DRC North
  Liberia program is implemented in accordance with DRC standard regulations
  and operational procedures (e.g. Code of Conduct, HAP Principles, DRC
  Assistance Framework, DRC Operational handbook and DRC Program handbook)
• Ensure that at all times
  contact with beneficiaries, target groups and representatives of
  authorities is conducted in a sensitive and respectful manner
• Ensure input for and
  participate in the operationalisation of the DRC Regional West Africa
  Strategy
• Ensure mainstreaming and
  harmonisation between all the DRC procedures in North Liberia
• Represent DRC project
  activities in North Liberia

• Supervising implementation of
  the projects by monitoring and evaluation (quality control, monitoring
  objectives and indicators) to ensure that activities/projects are
  implemented in accordance with agreed strategies, principles,
  implementation plans, and donor requirements
• Ensure that timely and quality
  project narrative reports are provided to the donors on time according to
  donors requirement as well as according to internal DRC reporting
  requirements

• Overall responsibility for
  management of the offices in North Liberia including the overall financial
  budgeting and expenditures, staff management, administrative issues,
  security, logistics and other aspects pertaining to running of DRC offices
  in North Liberia and adhering to DRC rules and guidelines
• Responsible for organizational
  development of the DRC WA operation, including formulation of human
  resource development strategy, and staff training and coaching in North
  Liberia.
• Supervision of staff
  performance, and in close collaboration with the country director,
  carrying out actions in terms of recruitment, promotions and dismissal in
  North Liberia.

• Ensure appropriate information
  regarding security in North Liberia
• Ensure a Security network with
  all possible stakeholders in North Liberia
• Responsibility for security
  planning including regular updating of security and evacuation plans and
  measures, and implementation of security and contingency plan
• Ensure that security incidents
  are reported to the Country Director

• Solid professional
  international field experience at senior level, specifically in water and
  sanitation and livelihoods
• Demonstrated HRM and leadership
  experience
• Practical experience at all
  levels of the programme cycle (undertaking assessment, planning,
  implementation, monitoring and documenting ones results)
• Experience in working with
  EuropeAid, USAID, ECHO and UNHCR guidelines is an advantage
• Fluency in written and spoken
  English, computer literate, knowledge of French is an advantage
• Cultural sensitivity and
  adaptability
• Acceptance of, and preferably
  experience from, working under difficult conditions in conflict-affected
  areas

APPLICATION
AND CV
Only
motivated applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required
qualifications sent together with a CV, in English and marked “Head of
Field Office – North Liberia” will be considered.

We only
accept applications sent via our on-line system at www.drc.dk
 under Vacancies > Current Vacancies
> Head of Field Office – North Liberia. (Click on the vacancy and then on
“Apply” at the bottom of the window that opens.)
Please
remember to upload a letter of application and your CV.
CV-only
applications will not be considered.

Applications
are to be sent to no later than Sunday 8. January, 2012.
Please
contact Anne Oxholm, job@drc.dk, if you experience problems with your online
application.